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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (7 children)

If only modern phones would made out of proper shock resistant plastic, instead of bendy metal and brittle glass, we wouldn't need extra case.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've heard the glass is also quite bendy, compared to normal glass.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Plastic is usually scratchy. Glass is much better about resisting scratches. I believe you're, right, modem phone glass is pretty flexible. It's also (usually) coated with something that prevents finger oils from building up easily.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

modem

A good old keming issue in the wild!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still, the choice of glass is clearly cosmetic (less prone to scratch, nicer look, premium feel), buy technically plastic presents more advantages, it is lighter, absorbes shocks, fairly durable, much cheaper. To make for the most reliable device it would be better, but we know that's not a priority for any of the manufacturers, and propably also for many customers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Eh, I would argue that having a scratched screen goes beyond a cosmetic issue. It tangibly downgrades your experience.

Plastic scratches much easier than glass cracks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have nothing against glass screen, but glass back-side I find rather stupid, and pretty standard nowdays.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Gimme a plastic screen and I'll put a glass screen protector on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I managed to bend an iPad trying to pull it out of a case, can confirm it’s got some flex to it

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The metal is okay, it's the glass that's the problem.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ah, the good old days, when only the screen was glass.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Depends on alloy, some are more brittle or prone to deformation than others

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I want a nice solid core of 1/4" plate steel for my phone's structural skeleton. Wouldn't that be cool?

Wrap the rest of the phone in shock proof plastic and glass screen.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Repairable phones are where it's at.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm loving the fairphone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks to apple and it's fanbase we don't have that luxury

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, modern phones are pretty durable and screen replacements are pretty cheap.

My complaint is that the glass backs are slippery as fuck. My iPhone was constantly sliding off of tables and shit until I bit the bullet and got a case for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I do not agree, owned like 3 phones all of them ending up in cracks, yes I am a clumsy person but I also work in a hangar where at one point my phone screen cracked due to carrying something.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The good thing about the glass backs is it's quite sticky on your fingers, which is nice. I'd still take plastic or something else instead, but hopefully also sticky. I'd rather not drop my phone at all, but if I do I don't want it to crack.